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Another Asbestos Victim

Updated Dec. 12, 2000 12:01 a.m. ET

The seemingly endless litigation against asbestos manufacturers has claimed yet another victim. Last Wednesday, Armstrong World Industries Inc. became the 25th company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-court protection due to the ever increasing number of asbestos liability claims.

Never mind that the majority of the suits filed against Armstrong World are related to insulation that the company didn't manufacture but merely installed generations ago. Never mind that the company hasn't manufactured or sold products containing...